Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
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Canucks rally to end 11-game losing streak with 4-3 win over Capitals
Drew O’Connor, Evander Kane and Filip Hronek also scored goals while Jake DeBrusk and David Kampf added two assists each for the Canucks, who won for the first time since Dec. 29 and won at home for the first time since Dec. 6.
Kevin Lankinen made 29 stops.
Dylan Strome and Justin Sourdif scored power-play goals a little over a minute apart in the first period to give Washington a 2-0 lead. But Boeser and Kane knotted it at 2 after one.
Strome scored his second of the game with 3:23 to play to make it 4-3. He and Sourdif also had assists while Logan Thompson had 21 saves for the Capitals, who have lost four games in a row and five of their last six.
O'Connor and Hronek scored in the second period as Vancouver scored four unanswered.
Canucks: Host New Jersey on Friday night.
Regular Season SeriesVAN wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:25 | Dylan Strome Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (21), John Carlson (30) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:43 | Justin Sourdif Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (27), Alex Ovechkin (23) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:32 | Brock Boeser Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: David Kampf (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:22 | Evander Kane Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake DeBrusk (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:58 | Drew O'Connor Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: David Kampf (4), Brock Boeser (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:43 | Filip Hronek Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Jake DeBrusk (12), Tom Willander (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:37 | Dylan Strome Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Sourdif (11), John Carlson (31) |
Statistics
 WSH |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 18 | Hits | 17 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 32 | Shots | 25 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
| 61.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 38.9 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Marco Rossi, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 12 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Jan 11 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Eriks Mateiko, LW | Out | Jan 13 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 3 |
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,556 | Capacity:
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,556 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
5 | 15 | 67 | 31 |
 Pittsburgh |
11 | 14 | 61 | 25 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 18 | 59 | 27 |
 Philadelphia |
9 | 17 | 55 | 23 |
 New Jersey |
2 | 22 | 54 | 26 |
 Washington |
6 | 21 | 54 | 24 |
 Columbus |
7 | 20 | 53 | 23 |
 NY Rangers |
6 | 24 | 48 | 21 |
